Construction Specifier

APRIL 4, 2025

Typically representing the largest surface area of continuous material in an interior design, flooring productsand the level of expertise with which they are installedare key choices for projects where natural light and acoustics are priorities. It adds depth and dimension that artificial lighting often cannot achieve.

Contractors 59

Contractors Materials Environment Design 59

Natural Building

AUGUST 4, 2020

This article shows how traditional materials, such as tiles, rocks, bamboo, wooden sticks, timber, rammed earth and bricks are being used in current architecture in China. Not only were the traditional building materials recycled, but also the traditional construction techniques were integrated into the new design.

Materials 86

Materials Sage Site Green 86

Construction Marketing

MAY 16, 2022

In the construction industry, wood is probably one of the most popular materials used. And since steel material offers versatility, you can easily modify the building’s design and layout in the future as your needs change. It’s also essential to note that construction costs aren’t limited to materials and labor alone.

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Construction Budgeting Budget Regulation 273

Construction Specifier

AUGUST 6, 2020

Garden in his influential 1963 article, “Rain Penetration and its Control,” in the Canadian Building Digest remain relevant and provide guidance to modern exterior wall design (for more information, read “Rain Penetration and its Control” by G. However, the principles of rainscreen walls outlined by G.

Environment 100

Environment Permits Drawings Construction 100

Natural Building

JANUARY 22, 2020

“My idea is to pass the knowledge of natural building to the local people so that they can do the same using readily and locally available materials,” says Ms Cole. The seed bank is made of locally available materials, some of which would otherwise have ended up being toxic to the environment if not well recycled.

Banking 75

Banking Materials Environment Foundation 75

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 18, 2022

The construction industry relies on a vast array of materials. Contractors can’t build a home or office without these common construction materials. And while these structures aim to provide comfort and protection, construction materials and everyday household items emit volatile organic compounds or VOCs. What are VOCs?

Management 156

Management Construction Materials Products 156

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 15, 2025

By implementing suitable materials and design strategies, specifiers can help their clients maintain pristine business fronts and ensure the longevity of the building designs. Each offers different levels of protectionandmaintenance requirements, and selection depends on the exterior materials and the budget.

Commercial 59

Commercial San Francisco Materials Visualization 59

The Constructor

MARCH 18, 2012

However the highly alkaline environment (pH about 12.8) Materials: Blended cements made from combinations of PC/PFA and PC/GGBS can lead to significant reduction in chloride penetration. However, in situations where these materials are not cured properly there is a risk of increased carbonation. This is known as Passivation.

Concrete 235

Concrete Foundation Materials Design 235

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 13, 2025

Building on straightforward material testing and proven project successes, the industry is making significant strides toward developing accountable language and precise definitions that can be universally specified to address concrete floor challenges. How can a specifier reject a work result that is both allowed and not allowed?

Concrete 105

Concrete Design CSI AIA 105

Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 30, 2024

As the demand for innovative hospitals, behavioral health centers, and ambulatory clinics continues to rise, woven metal fabric is an attractive, resilient, and dynamic material that can be used to construct positive patient experiences and built environments that support physical and mental healing. Why metal fabric?

Fabrication 59

Fabrication Materials Design Miami 59

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

This law firm has worked with businesses, non real estate and real estate alike, in their disclosures required by the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 describing their “efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from [their] direct supply chain for tangible goods offered for sale.”

Equity 257

Equity Sustainability Defense Green 257

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Upon review, the 34 LEED v4 ID+C: CI projects already certified, inspire optimism not only for the green building industrial complex, but also the larger built environment. The concept is that the longer the term of occupancy the less materials required for the move by an existing tenants and a new tenant occupying the space.

Commercial 248

Commercial Green Commissioning Baltimore 248

Construction Marketing

JUNE 14, 2021

Many hazards can endanger the lives of those who work in these environments, and it’s essential to be aware of them before they become an issue. This is because they’re constantly in use to move heavy materials around the workplace. 3) Risk Of Falling Materials. Dangers Of Hoisting And Rigging. 1) Slipping Off The Edge.

Overhead 156

Overhead Safety Accidents Injury 156

BD+C

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Erik Barth Regulations Mass Timber Wood The Changing Built Environment The U.N.’s With an inherently low carbon profile, mass timber can make a big impact in tackling climate action in the built environment. This global migration poses a tremendous opportunity to adapt the urban built environment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Concrete 111

Concrete Environment New York City Accounting 111

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Styrofoam is actually a registered trademark of Dow Chemical Company and is a brand generally used in industrial settings for building materials and pipe insulation. Styrofoam is not used in the food service industry for coffee cups, coolers, or packaging materials, which are generally made of expanded polystyrene.

Maryland 156

Maryland Products New York Regulation 156

Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

The growing medium and plant material from the roof also act as a filter and help to neutralize acid rain and trap dust and airborne particles. You can read the original article at www.archdaily.com. The post Advantages of Green Roofs in Urban Environments appeared first on Natural Building Blog. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu.

Green 52

Green Environment Materials Design 52

Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The sights and sounds of the churchgoing experience should enhance the feeling of being immersed in an inspirational environment, where hope is generated, and burdens are lifted. This article does not look at content of the music or spoken messages, but to the actual quality of the sound itself. By Buddy Siebenlist.

Architecture 98

Architecture Modeling Visualization Environment 98

Building Radar

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This article will delve into how AI can enhance sales training for construction professionals, offering practical insights and best practices along the way. AI can analyze a trainee’s performance and adapt training materials accordingly, creating a customized learning path that focuses on specific skills and knowledge gaps.

Construction 52

Construction Resource Industrial Management 52

Construction Junkie

OCTOBER 21, 2020

This article is part of Construction Junkie’s coverage of Groundbreak 2020 , Procore’s annual technology conference. There are a ton of moving parts on each project, from the estimate, to ordering materials and equipment, to billing, and having that information where and when you need it can make all the difference.

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Sage Management ProCore Construction 145

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Common Data Environment (CDE) – Use a unit price book that outlines and details ALL required construction tasks, inclusive of labor, material, and equipment information. Link to Articles and Research Studies. Costs should be locally researched. Tasks should be organized by CSI Masterformat. Learn more? contact-form].

Products 100

Products Management Life Cycle Construction 100

CivilJungle

JANUARY 16, 2021

Bamboo is one of the oldest and traditional construction material used in different construction activities. The bamboos strength it is more as compared to other construction material. Bamboo as a building material has greater compressive strength and it is lightweight so that it is widely used as a construction material.

Materials 69

Materials Architecture Construction Foundation 69

Natural Building

AUGUST 6, 2021

This building absorbed more carbon in its materials than was emitted through its construction. This pavilion in Taichung, Taiwan demonstrates how the low-carbon building material can offer a more habitable environment to our next generation. You can read the original article at www.dezeen.com.

Architecture 98

Architecture Fabrication Materials Design 98

Lets Build

JUNE 2, 2017

Sustainable homes do not only help the environment by reducing the overall environmental impact during and after construction, but it contributes towards many social and economic benefits. Construction Material. For the greatest sustainable choices, the best is to pick long-lasting, renewable or recyclable materials.

Sustainability 159

Sustainability Housing Green Materials 159

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Questions centered on participants’ opinions on third-party certification systems like LEED, challenges to building green, and the newer pressures of climate change resilience and wellness in the built environment. 95% consider wellness essential, expected or emerging in the built environment. Related articles across the web.

Sustainability 100

Sustainability Green Environment Certification 100

Natural Building

DECEMBER 10, 2019

A collaboration between Company New Heroes and Krown Design, this biobased building was built using only materials that grow on Earth, including timber and mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms. The material was then pulled from the mold and dried in an oven to kill the mycelium. It took four days for the mycelium to fill the mold.

Housing 75

Housing Materials Claims Regulation 75

Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The system, named after engineer Felix Trombe, combines glass and a dark, heat-absorbing material to conduct heat slowly into the house. This property of solar radiation traps heat between the glass panel and masonry wall, allowing the Trombe wall to effectively absorb heat while limiting its release into the environment.

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IRS Materials Environment Housing 92

BD+C

JUNE 18, 2024

As a doctorate student at University of Massachusetts Amherst, I was part of an ongoing research effort looking into the potential uses for thermoelectric (TE) materials in buildings. What are thermoelectric materials? Thermoelectric materials are “smart” materials. Several departments contributed to the project.

Sustainability 111

Sustainability Electrical Materials Commercial 111

BD+C

JUNE 14, 2023

Design considerations for behavioral health patients 0 dbarista Wed, 06/14/2023 - 18:30 Healthcare Facilities The surrounding environment plays a huge role in the mental state of the occupants of a space, especially behavioral health patients whose perception of safety can be heightened.

Design 96

Design Environment Safety Resource 96

Natural Building

OCTOBER 16, 2019

When you talk of energy used for building materials, that energy was already used in growing the food that the straw is left over from. Another advantage of a straw bale house is that it doesn’t use toxic insulating materials. The framing material is large timber Douglas fir that won’t catch fire easily.

California 75

California Housing Profitability Materials 75

Construction Specifier

AUGUST 22, 2024

Raising the bar and evidence-based design goals Evidence-Based Design (EBD) in the built environment involves making product and design decisions based on credible research to achieve optimal outcomes. 2 This approach aims to positively impact patients and staff, utilizing a continuous improvement model informed by monitored results.

Design 95

Design Certification Environment Injury 95

Construction Specifier

APRIL 22, 2022

Common piping materials such as copper, steel, and cast-iron are readily oxidized and thus undergo aqueous corrosion at a rate dependent on the corrosivity of the service environment. By Alan Humphreys PhD, PE, and Phillip Sharff, PE. Metal corrosion is an ever-present problem in the plumbing industry. Erosion-corrosion of copper pipe.

Construction 105

Construction Renovating Materials Engineering 105

Construction Specifier

APRIL 22, 2022

Covering all the possible iterations of sound problems, their sources, and their solutions would be beyond the scope of this article. Materials to have in the toolkit. In this case, the tools at hand are materials for absorbing and diffusing sound. In this case, the tools at hand are materials for absorbing and diffusing sound.

Travel 96

Travel Materials Electrical Environment 96

Natural Building

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The City of Cape Town, South Africa is using recycled materials to construct a new multipurpose center at the Helderberg Nature Reserve. It is designed to be carbon-neutral, and the materials were carefully selected in an effort to respect the natural environment. You can read the original article at www.iol.co.za.

Sustainability 59

Sustainability Resource Materials Environment 59

Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 23, 2023

By Misha Nikulin and Michelle Meisels Everyone who cares about this planet likely wants a more sustainably built environment. In fact, the built environment accounts for 39 percent of gross annual CO2 emissions. This article lays out the pillars of such a strategy, drawing on extensive research and analysis by Deloitte.

Sustainability 59

Sustainability Design Environment Drawings 59

Lets Build

MAY 20, 2020

Dr. Jan Mischke is also one of the writers of a very insightful article, published recently by McKinsey & Company , focusing on the ways construction will be able to come back stronger after the Coronavirus outbreak. Furthermore, many organisations are on the look for alternative suppliers to avoid material shortage in the near future.

Construction 179

Construction Innovation Industrial BIM 179

Natural Building

JANUARY 24, 2021

“Rammed earth extracted from the local clay pans, pebbles, and gravel quarried from the river bed are the palette of materials that blend into the landscape. Internally, one finds a comfortable environment, cooled by the rammed earth walls and the meter-deep sand hill. You can read the original article at news.yahoo.com.

Architecture 98

Architecture Housing Design Materials 98

Construction Specifier

MARCH 12, 2021

As buildings become more complex and connected, the demand for BUILDING materials supporting high-performance facilities has also increased. To date, these demands have sometimes overlooked materials in the categories referenced above, either due to their complexity or placement in the building. Photos © Legrand. by Patrick Ford.

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